Category:My Opportunities (Prabhupada)
Theme Analysis
Śrīla Prabhupāda often shared how his entire life was a series of divine opportunities orchestrated by Kṛṣṇa and his spiritual master. From the very beginning, he was blessed with a Vaiṣṇava father who provided a foundational education in bhāgavata-dharma, a rare fortune that shaped his future mission. He viewed his brief but potent interactions with his spiritual master, Oṁ Viṣṇupāda Śrī Śrīmad Bhaktisiddhānta Sarasvatī Gosvāmī Mahārāja, as the most significant opportunities of his life, accepting the order to preach in the West as his primary duty. Śrīla Prabhupāda also demonstrated an expert ability to see Kṛṣṇa's hand in every modern facility. Whether it was the use of airplanes, dictaphones, or the opportunity to establish temples in world capitals like London and Bombay, he saw these not as material objects but as Kṛṣṇa's property to be engaged in service. This vision allowed him to seize every moment—even a simple conversation or the naming of a child—as a chance to spread the holy names.
- Divine Heritage and Childhood Training: Śrīla Prabhupāda emphasizes that being born into a family of devotees provided the perfect opportunity to learn the science of God from the very start of life.
- The Sacred Order of His Spiritual Master: Despite having limited physical association with his spiritual master, Śrīla Prabhupāda seized the opportunity to follow his instructions with total dedication, especially the mission to preach in English-speaking countries.
- Engaging Matter in Kṛṣṇa's Service: Śrīla Prabhupāda teaches that all material facilities, from technology to travel, are opportunities given by Kṛṣṇa that must be utilized for the propagation of Kṛṣṇa consciousness without delay.
- Urgency in Spiritual Life: Because the human form of life is rare, Śrīla Prabhupāda lived with the realization that every interaction and health circumstance is a unique opportunity to serve Kṛṣṇa at any risk.
- Explore the synthesized essence of this category in this Vanipedia article: Prabhupāda Reflects on His Opportunities.
Pages in category "My Opportunities (Prabhupada)"
The following 30 pages are in this category, out of 30 total.
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- For me, personally, I had the opportunity to talk with my spiritual master not more than ten times in my whole life, not more. It may be less than that. But I tried to follow his instruction, that's all, although I was a grhastha
- Fortunately, both our spiritual master, Om Visnupada Sri Srimad Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Gosvami Maharaja, and our humble self had the opportunity to take birth in the families of transcendentalists
- Fortunately, both our spiritual master, Om Visnupada Sri Srimad Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Gosvami Maharaja, and our humble self, had the opportunity to take birth in such families (of the acarya or gosvami), by the grace of the Lord. BG 1972 purports
- Fortunately, we had the good opportunity of learning bhagavata-dharma from our very childhood. My father was a devotee, and he trained us
- From my life I experience, when I was very little child six or seven years old, I was very much fond of Krsna. And I got the opportunity of this two things. Although my father was not very rich, but he was pure Vaisnava
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- I am always thinking of you, and I am feeling separation. I wish to return at the earliest opportunity. I cannot stop my western world activities
- I am counting every moment for starting the Temple of Sri Sri Radha Krishna and here is the opportunity now which we must utilize without delay. Please therefore reply this letter immediately per return of post and oblige
- I am in due receipt of your short note which was hand-delivered to me by Dr. Wolf. I won't have the opportunity to visit Atlanta on this tour, however, I shall be in New York from July 9th - July 20th. You can see me in New York if it is possible for you
- I have got many ideas for developing the new Vrindaban scheme and if Krishna gives me opportunity I may be able to show something very wonderful in your country
- I think it was Krishna's desire that this New Vrindaban scheme should be taken up by us, and now He has given us a great opportunity to serve Him in this scheme
- If I get opportunity I shall like to see that place, Switzerland, as I have heard that it is the best place in Europe. Anyway, let us see what Krsna desires
- If I get opportunity to prepare some nice slides from Srimad-Bhagavatam and make tape records on the prayers offered to the Deity in the slide, as well as explain the whole slide in English, all tape recorded, this will be very nice idea
- If we get opportunity, preaching facilities for going on car, on airplane, using typewriter, dictaphone, microphone, we must use it. Because this is Krsna's property, it must be used for Krsna. This is our philosophy
- In Vrndavana he (Srila Jiva Gosvami) established the Radha-Damodara temple, where, after retirement, we had the opportunity to live from 1962 until 1965, when we decided to come to the United States of America
- It appears that you neglected to advertise my books. It was a very good opportunity but why was it overlooked?
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- Once we had the opportunity to meet Visnupada Sri Srimad Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Gosvami Maharaja, and on first sight he requested this humble self to preach his message in the Western countries
- Our Bombay should be organized. Work is our life. There is no question of "How long?" As long as possible. Krsna giving us good opportunities. Now we should take it seriously. It is not joke. "Hare Krsna movement is bona fide religion"
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- So as far as possible I am taking care of my health, but Krishna's service must be executed, even at the risk of life. A living entity gets millions of opportunities to get a type of body, but hardly he gets opportunity to serve Krishna
- Sober, intelligent men are required who can preach. Now we have so many French literatures, so there is a great opportunity
- Suppose . . . this boy is Gary. So I've given him the name of Gaurasundara. Gaurasundara is Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu. So at least he chants . . . at least, when I ask him, "Gaurasundara," then I get the opportunity of chanting Lord's name
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- We had the opportunity to meet an avowed brahmacari in the personality of our spiritual master, Om Visnupada Sri Srimad Bhaktisiddhanta Gosvami Maharaja. Such a great soul is called a naisthika-brahmacari
- We had the opportunity to receive a similar blessing from Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Gosvami when we presented an essay at his birthday ceremony
- When I get some opportunity I shall take the advantage of constructing a temple and Varna-ashrama College as soon as possible
- When we returned from America in 1967, the executive committee members of this temple (of Saptagrama) invited us to visit it, and thus we had the opportunity to visit this temple with some American students